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Anger is not a driving force
Jul 1, 2020 Insights on Life

Anger is not a driving force

Last week I shared my thoughts on why we should choose love over anger. Today I wanted to share with you what happens when we choose anger instead. When we allow awareness to repeatedly go to the angry area of the mind we strengthen this area of the mind. Many of you have heard me repeat my guru’s quote “where awareness goes, energy flows” many times. When we allow our awareness to keep going to...

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  • Choose love over anger. Always.
    Jun 24, 2020

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    Choose love over anger. Always.

    Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and more are quite common these days. It’s ok and natural to experience them but we can choose if we want to live with these emotions or not. Making the choice if we want to remain in these areas of the mind for an extended period of time is

  • Don’t “Just be”
    Jun 17, 2020

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    Don’t “Just be”

    So much of today’s mindfulness and yoga teachings teach about simply being and not striving. “Just be” is the proclamation. And striving is often looked at as a negative thing. When you just be you remain where you are. And essentially don’t make progress. Striving is good. Str

  • Treat Everyone the Same
    Jun 10, 2020

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    Treat Everyone the Same

    As residents of this planet we have so much to learn about treating everyone the same. In the Hindu faith, one of the dominant fundamental teachings is seeing God in all as its philosophy states that God is in all things. Sadly, racism like God is all-pervasive. And ignorance, l

  • The Power of Thought
    Jun 2, 2020

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    The Power of Thought

    Everything begins in the mental plane first before it manifests in the physical plane. You think to yourself first, “I would like some ice cream,” then you get up and get yourself some ice cream. But it began in your mind with a thought. Each thought has a picture, sound, and co

  • Too busy or misguided priorities?
    May 29, 2020

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    Too busy or misguided priorities?

    Someone once asked me, “What if we don’t have time to spend in reflection in the morning?” My response was, “Everybody has time. The question is what are you willing to make time for?” At the end of the day, it comes down to priorities. What’s important in your life? I’m sure

  • The Spirit of Responsiveness
    May 20, 2020

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    The Spirit of Responsiveness

    The spirit of responsiveness is the spirit of seeing what needs to be done and doing it without having to be told to do so. “We are down to the last square so I will replace the toilet paper with a new roll so the next person does not have to do it”. “The trash is full so I will

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